Category Archives: care home

Retaining information

Posted on December 12, 2025 by thepogblog

Someone in Mum’s dementia unit can read and retain information.  Dont get me wrong, this is great.  For them.  Less so for people like me. Because, to keep people safe in a home such as Mum’s there are key pads … Continue reading →

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Cracking on with Tuesdays

Posted on December 5, 2025 by thepogblog

This Tuesday I joined Mum for breakfast as there seemed rather a lot to get done and I’ve discovered it is possible to fit more into the day if you simply get up earlier and crack on. However, the level … Continue reading →

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Musical Bingo, anyone?

Posted on November 28, 2025 by thepogblog

Now Mum has moved to the dementia unit at the care home, visiting has become a bit more of a gamble.  There’s a lot more activities for Mum to take part in and the team have no qualms with ‘encouraging’ … Continue reading →

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A tale of numbers that made me angry

Posted on November 3, 2025 by thepogblog

Numbers are not my friends. They never have been. They move around when I try to write them down or remember them, and if there are too many to deal with I swear they pretty much run around in my … Continue reading →

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A bit of honesty

Posted on October 23, 2025 by thepogblog

Dear people in my computer, I think I might have fallen into that social media trap a bit.  You know, the one where you make life look a bit more smiley than it is.  It’s tricky, because nobody wants to … Continue reading →

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I was doing it all wrong…

Posted on September 25, 2025 by thepogblog

This week’s Tuesday included a surprisingly fantabulous trip to a hospital with Dad. It was fantabulous on a number of different levels: Dad’s breathing is better than it has been in ages and he was able to chat.  I heard … Continue reading →

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🎈🎈🎈Happy birthday, Dad!🎈🎈🎈

Posted on September 14, 2025 by thepogblog

Not quite what we had planned, but a damn good cake (my offer to make a chocolate poo was passed over 🤷🏼‍♀️), connecting all of us through the powers of technology and most of us in person too. 💜

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New Digs

Posted on August 11, 2025 by thepogblog

It’s been just over a month since I last wrote here, but it feels more like a year.  How else can so much have happened? the big thing though, is this:  Mum has new digs.  She now lives in a … Continue reading →

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